/*
 * ParameterValidator.java July 2009
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2009, Quirino Zagarese <quirino@laszloitalia.org>
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
 * Public License along with this library; if not, write to the
 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
 * Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */
package org.eu4ria.parameters;

import org.eu4ria.AppAction;
import org.eu4ria.exceptions.IllegalParameterValueException;

public abstract class ParameterValidator {

	private AppAction declaringAction;

	private Class javaType;

	public abstract void acceptsValue(Object value, Class type)throws IllegalParameterValueException;

	/**
	 * Gets the declaring action.
	 *
	 * @return the declaring action
	 */
	public AppAction getDeclaringAction() {
		return declaringAction;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the declaring action.
	 *
	 * @param declaringAction
	 *            the new declaring action
	 */
	public void setDeclaringAction(AppAction declaringAction) {
		this.declaringAction = declaringAction;
	}

	public abstract Object getJavaValue(String string);

	public Class getJavaType() {
		return javaType;
	}

	public void setJavaType(Class javaType) {
		this.javaType = javaType;
	}
}
